One of the best perks of staying in a nice hotel is the in-room coffee maker. You may want to take this step before brewing yourself a cup.

"I have wanted this machine for such a long time,” said one five-star review. “I regularly see it in five-star hotels, and as we only like our coffee without milk or cream, it is perfect.

You could be forgiven for thinking that fax machines are obsolete, relegated to the history books alongside floppy disks and dial-up modems. However, the reality is that the humble fax machine ...